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בְנֵֽי־-ḇə·nê-
עַמּ֖וֹן-‘am·mō·wn
נִלְחֲמ֥וּmade warnil·ḥă·mū
עִם־with‘im-
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל [them] , yiś·rā·’êl
זִקְנֵ֣יthe eldersziq·nê
גִלְעָ֔דof Gileadḡil·‘āḏ
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙wentway·yê·lə·ḵū
לָקַ֥חַתto getlā·qa·ḥaṯ
אֶת־-’eṯ-
יִפְתָּ֖חJephthahyip̄·tāḥ
מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the landmê·’e·reṣ
טֽוֹב׃of Tob .ṭō·wḇ
Judges 11:6לְכָ֕ה “ Come , ” lə·ḵāh
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּthey saidway·yō·mə·rū
לְיִפְתָּ֔ח - , lə·yip̄·tāḥ
וְהָיִ֥יתָה“ bewə·hā·yî·ṯāh
לָּ֖נוּourlā·nū
לְקָצִ֑ין commander , lə·qā·ṣîn
וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הso that we can fightwə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh
בִּבְנֵ֥יagainst the Ammonitesbiḇ·nê
עַמּֽוֹן׃. . . . ”‘am·mō·wn
Judges 11:7יִפְתָּח֙Jephthahyip̄·tāḥ
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרrepliedway·yō·mer
לְזִקְנֵ֣יto the elderslə·ziq·nê
גִלְעָ֔ד of Gilead , ḡil·‘āḏ
אַתֶּם֙“ Did you’at·tem
הֲלֹ֤אnothă·lō
שְׂנֵאתֶ֣םhateśə·nê·ṯem
אוֹתִ֔יme’ō·w·ṯî
וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיand expel mewat·tə·ḡā·rə·šū·nî
אָבִ֑יfrom my father’s’ā·ḇî
מִבֵּ֣יתhouse ?mib·bêṯ
וּמַדּ֜וּעַWhyū·mad·dū·a‘
בָּאתֶ֤םthen have you comebā·ṯem
אֵלַי֙to me’ê·lay
עַ֔תָּה now , ‘at·tāh
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רwhenka·’ă·šer
צַ֥רyou are in distressṣar
לָכֶֽם׃. . . ? ”lā·ḵem
Judges 11:8זִקְנֵ֨יTheyziq·nê
גִלְעָ֜ד. . .ḡil·‘āḏ
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩answeredway·yō·mə·rū
יִפְתָּ֗ח Jephthah , yip̄·tāḥ
לָכֵן֙“ This is whylā·ḵên
עַתָּה֙we now‘at·tāh
שַׁ֣בְנוּturnšaḇ·nū
אֵלֶ֔יךָ. . .’ê·le·ḵā
אֶל־ to you , ’el-
וְהָלַכְתָּ֣that you may gowə·hā·laḵ·tā
עִמָּ֔נוּ with us , ‘im·mā·nū
וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖fightwə·nil·ḥam·tā
בִּבְנֵ֣יthe Ammonitesbiḇ·nê
עַמּ֑וֹן . . . , ‘am·mō·wn
וְהָיִ֤יתָand becomewə·hā·yî·ṯā
לְרֹ֔אשׁleaderlə·rōš
לְכֹ֖לover alllə·ḵōl
לָּ֙נוּ֙of uslā·nū
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יwho liveyō·šə·ḇê
גִלְעָֽד׃in Gilead . ”ḡil·‘āḏ
Judges 11:9יִפְתָּ֜חBut Jephthahyip̄·tāḥ
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרaskedway·yō·mer
אֶל־vvv’el-
זִקְנֵ֣י[them]ziq·nê
גִלְעָ֗ד . . . , ḡil·‘āḏ
אִם־“ If’im-
אַתֶּ֤םyou’at·tem
אוֹתִי֙-’ō·w·ṯî
מְשִׁיבִ֨יםtake me backmə·šî·ḇîm
לְהִלָּחֵם֙to fightlə·hil·lā·ḥêm
בִּבְנֵ֣יthe Ammonitesbiḇ·nê
עַמּ֔וֹן. . .‘am·mō·wn
יְהוָ֛הand YHWHYah·weh
אוֹתָ֖ם-’ō·w·ṯām
וְנָתַ֧ןgives themwə·nā·ṯan
לְפָנָ֑י to me , lə·p̄ā·nāy
אָנֹכִ֕יwill I’ā·nō·ḵî
אֶהְיֶ֥הreally be’eh·yeh
לָכֶ֖םyourlā·ḵem
לְרֹֽאשׁ׃leader ? ”lə·rōš
Judges 11:10זִקְנֵֽי־And the eldersziq·nê-
גִלְעָ֖דof Gileadḡil·‘āḏ
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּsaidway·yō·mə·rū
אֶל־to’el-
יִפְתָּ֑ח Jephthah , yip̄·tāḥ